The Straits Times, 4 February 1981

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1981 35 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 101/1/81
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    62 1 6 SINGAPOREANS are maturing as a nation with our own lifestyles and our own aspirations. We can learn from the West and Japan. We want their technology and knowledge, but our basic values, the essentials of our philosophy of life, must be preserved. We cannot imitate the lifestyles or
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    Jobless figure plunges to alltime low
    229 1 UNEMPLOYMENT has plunged to a new alltime low rtnc* Singapore took the road to industrialisation in 1960. The jobless figure in the •live register" of the Labour Ministry was 6.305 in December a far cry from the situation in 1967 when there 72,350 unemployed.
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    THE 3 TOP TASKS IN THE '80s...
    1631 1  - THE 3 TOP TASKS IN THE '80s... LESLIE FONG, The kind of nation we should strive to be— Sheares By Deputy Editor PRESIDENT Sheares last night spelt out Singapore's three major tasks in the Eighties and sketched in bold strokes the kind of nation it should strive to be. FIRST,
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    A third of population bilingual
    306 1 A third of population bilingual THE government's ef population bilingual is tics are anything to go The 1980 population census found that last year, 31.5 per cent of the population could read in more than one language, an almost one-third increase from 14 per cent in 1970. Also in 1970.
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    Raja back from tour
    60 1 THE Second Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Affairs), Mr S. Rajaratnam, returned here yesterday after a tour of Mexico, Argentina, the United States and France. Mr Rajaratnam flew home from Paris, where he had talks with Mr Olivier Stirn, the French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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    46 1 BEIJING, Tues. Chinese and American seismologists have joined hands in research to predict earthquakes with the help of 12 American- made gravity measuring instruments. The instruments are being used in China's prime quake region around Beijing. Tianjin and Tangshan. Xinhua news agency reported today. AFP
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    ST share index passes 750-mark
    153 1 THE Straits Times Industrial Index reached yet another all-time high as unabated buying continued on selected industrials. The index's new peak now stands at 751.19 6.69 points higher than yesterday. Since last Friday, new peaks in the S. T. Index nave been achieved daily as
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    Saudis 'to get Pak troops'
    207 1 LONDON, Tuooday PAKISTAN kM agreed■ecretly to send tw* dlvtetoas M tr*«pa to Sa«dJ Arafcta to tight alf •ay "threat af exteraal turtrtii," tke Dally Telrgraph rrpartrd Mm The BriUmh d»U>, la a di»p»wfc tram JeMak, sati tke agreeineat wan riTladed ketweea tke tw« eaaatrlei iinr
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    56 1 6 PARLIAMENT must mirror the views, the hopes, the doubts Mid the fears of Singaporeans. The more thoroughly government policies are understood, the better the chances of successful implementation. Acceptance by and cooperation with a knowledgeable people of the policies of the government, is the way to success. This
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    545 1 Reagan's pledge to Pacific allies WASHINGTON, Tuesday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan said yesterday 39,000 American troops will remain in South Korea and he reaffirmed his country's security commitments to its Pacific allies. The announcement came after a meeting with South Korean President Chun DooHwan
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    LATEST GREEK TANKER ABLAZE
    63 1 LATEST GREEK TANKER ABLAZE NEW YORK, Tms. Tke saprretractare W a taaker raackt Ore tkt Irfriai* r«aat Uday aa« the sprfaalag Ilimfs were tareatralac l.i mlllllon litres hrl li Its teaks. Tke It crew member* •f tke Greek uuiker Aikattrlai kave beea rvacaaled aad skips are •a sfwi ay nesr
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    Lock icon French envoy leaves
    70 1 PARIS, Tues. The French Ambassador 10 the newly independent Republic erf Vanuatu left the Pacific Ocean archipelago today. 24 hours after tie was ordered by Vanu atu Prime Minister Walter Lini to leave the country, officials reported Mr Lini expelled the envoy, claiming French authorities in Noumea
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      364 2 WASHINGTON, Tum. THE Congressional budget office today listed 106 areas where the government could save billions to help President Reagan slash federal spending. No total was given for the savings, which ranged from defence to the social security system. But unofficial estimates put
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      Two presidents meet
      26 2 SOUTH Kmu PreaMeat Chaa Dm-Hwu with US President RwuUd Boagaa when tke tw» leaders heM talks in the White Htut «a M*wUy. UPlpictare.
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      A closer look at double-edged sword of terrorism
      139 2 TERRORISM, the scourge of the world's urban societies today, was given a new dimension last week when US President Ronald Reagan accused the Soviet Union of using it as a political tool. The Russians countered by charging the Americans with employing the
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      CURRENTS
      357 2 Straits Times Foreign Desk News Focus American Charley's Angels (not the shapely I TV trio, but a US Ranger team under Col. Charles Beckwith which was involved in the abortive mission to rescue the American hostages). Their common foe? The ruthless, often elusive world community of terrorists who are
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      WORST IS OVER IN ITALY, SAYS GENERAL
      239 2 WORST IS OVER IN ITALY, SAYS GENERAL ROME, Tuesday ITALIAN police officers fighting against terrorism believe they have crippled the terrorist movements as much as is militarily possible, and that it is up to the politicians now to create the right social and political climate so that violence would no
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      Lock icon Aviation pioneer Douglas dies at 88
      126 2 Aviation pioneer Douglas dies at 88 ST. LOUIS, Tues. Aviation pioneer Donald Douglas, 88, creator of the DC-3 airplane, has died in California on Sunday, Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. announced yesterday. Mr Douglas, honorary chairman of the St. Louis-based Mcdonnell Douglas board of directors, died at a desert hospital in Palm
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      Lock icon Bank lowers prime rate
      73 2 WASHINGTON, Tues. Michigan National Bank, the country's 35th largest commercial bank, today said it lowered its prime rate to 17.5 per cent from 18 per cent a rate far below that charged by most other banks. Michigan National Bank, with assets of US$5.7 billion (311.9 billion),
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      Lock icon Rupee up
      50 2 BOMBAY, Tues. The Reserve Bank of India today revalued the rupee against sterling by 1.05 per cent to a new middle rate of 19.10 rupees to a pound from 19.30 to a pound. The new buying and selling rates are 5.2493 and 5.2219 pounds per 100 rupees. Reuter
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      Lock icon More problems delay Columbia's launching
      214 2 WASHINGTON.Tuet THE launching «f the US$B.B h (SslB.Jb) •pace shuttle, already tw» yean behind schedule due U pletk*ra of technical preUems, hat heeu pMtjMßd to April S fr»m March 17 because «f farther technical difficulties, It was ■—■—eed here today. The NatUaal Aer«uautlcs and Space
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      Lock icon Iraq hints of mending relations with the US
      425 3 IRAQ has signalled to the United States its intention to end 14 years of broken diplomatic relations with Washington in a further step to forge closer ties with the West. The signal was given by Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Aziz during
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      Lock icon Baghdad gets first four Mirage fighters
      133 3 Baghdad gets first four Mirage fighters BEIRUT. Tues. Iraq announced today that it received the first consignment of French-made Mirage F-l fighter bombers under a 1977 contract with France The official Iraqi news agency (Ina) said that delivery of the aircraft "demonstrates France's independent decision and balanced dealings with independent
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      Lock icon Chipping in to save British Airways
      88 3 BRITISH Airways werker Graham Pratt displays a £M m&M) Mto at Lmdea's Ueathraw Airpart Saaaay as a symb»l sf salvatWa far tic flaaaclallytr*able4 alrtiac Prwnpted by the aews that BA has had to torn* £85 million to smrvtve, Graham hi •fieri** to haaa bark
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      Lock icon Conditions for oil deal with Syrians
      137 3 Conditions for oil deal with Syrians BAGHDAD. Tues. Iraq wants a commitment from j Damascus not to supply refined oil products to Iran before it resumes pumping oil through a pipeline across Syria, Arab diplomatic sources said today. The sources said Baghdad also wanted a firm agreement on transit rates
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      Unicef office in Beijing
      59 3 UNITED NATIONS. Tues. The United Nations children's fund (bnicef) announced yesterday it had opened an office in Beijing to help in the upgrading and expansion o( I— i iill»T services for China's 323 million children They will particularly con- centrale with the Chinas* authorities on health,
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      37 3 HAMBURG, Tims. A total of 12,000 anti-nuclear demon strators clashed with police and smashed windows yesterday before city authorities decided to withdraw from an atomic power station scheme At least IB policemen were hurt. Reuter
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      Lock icon Nuclear meeting or labour conference?
      51 3 AS EABOL M»dsetowsU (left), press suiii— sb far SatMarliy trade aaleas addressed jsaraalhrts, the b«»rd aehtea him revealed eemplleated eaaatlsas, appearing like mathematical or ■■dear physics tirmilaa hat appareatly eeaeeralas lahear matter*. Mr MeeselewsU was speaUag darlag a areas essiereaiee la Warsaw •a Saaaay. UPI
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      Lock icon City council that's just a laugh to townsfolk
      161 3 YPSILANTI (Michigan), Tues. Critics of the Ypsilanti city council would do P.T. Barnum proud. They think the council is a circus. For two weeks, the council has been presented with critical poems by an assortment of characters. Two women in tuxedo-like circus
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      Britain push for French disarm plan
      361 3 Britain push for French disarm plan By our reporter TAN UAN CHOO MADRID, Tuesday BRITAIN has rallied Western allied support for a French disarmament plan, describing the Warsaw Pact counter proposal as one that could only lead to "false security" because it lacked concrete measures. Chief British delegate John Wilbertorce,
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      Lock icon Dealers caught by dive on gold price
      154 3 Dealers caught by dive on gold price LONDON, Tues. The price of gold dropped today with a speed that surprised the experts ana the US dollar soared as investors backed President Reagan's economic policies with their money. The markets are impressed by statements from the Reagan Administration indicating it will
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      208 3 AMERICAN WARSHIPS LEAVE ARABIAN SEA. WASHINGTON, Tues. A three-ship battle group led by the aircraft carrier Independence has left the Arabian Sea, south of Iran, reflecting reduced tension in the area since the release of the 52 American hostages, sources said on Monday. The departure of the ships leaves the
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      Lock icon Govt stands firm on farmers union
      258 3 WARSAW, Tues. The government has reaffirmed that it will not register a Rural Solidarity independent farmers union, raising the possibility of Solidarity calling retaliatory strikes. Solidarity already has declared today a day of propaganda and unity with farmers. The declaration came as strike leaders
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      Lock icon India's envoy to Kampuchea
      51 3 NEW DELHI, Tues. India has named its first ambassador to the Vietnam-barked Heng Samrin regime in Kampuchea a foreign ministry official said today. Ambassador-designate Nigam Prakash has left for Phnom Penh. He was previously India's deputy chief ot the United Nations division of the Foreign Ministry
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      133 3 ;v v I +>> >% m m -Fv |flj m gmUMytwini yi}^ I \Sm r— Jr^^ lt,thtulntsinini I MB Tomorrow is the first day of the Year W W .i of the Rooster, the animal traditionally j'* associated with the ttve virtues of jfl^k^ Chinese legend When the Roos ter
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      Lock icon First Thai strike in 11 months
      263 4 BANGKOK, TIM«. Unrest follows lifting of four-year-old ban TWO hundred workers of a major oil refinery stopped work today in the first strike since Prem Tinsulanonda's 11-month-old government lifted a four-year-old ban on labour strikes last month. The strikers are demanding that the Summit
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      Lock icon FIVE DIE IN CLASHES
      50 4 MANILA, Tues. Two policemen and three suspected communist guerillas were killed in two separate clashes in the remote Aklan region of the central Philippines yesterday, Defence Ministry sources said today. The region has been the scene of many bloody encounters between government forces and guerillas. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Lethal gas 'no danger'
      59 4 WASHINGTON. Tue*. About 1.000 shells from World War n. containing gases designed to burn or paralyse the victim upon contact, have been found to be leaking at an army depot in Alabama, a spokesman for the base said today. He added the leak of poison ous
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      Lock icon Soviet pull-out if Pakistan come to terms with Kabul
      302 4 Soviet pull-out if Pakistan come to terms with Kabul ISLAMABAD, Tuesday THE Soviet Ambassador to Pakistan has offered to withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan if Pakistan reaches a political settlement with its landlocked neighbour it was reported yesterday. Ambassador Vitaly Smimov made the offer on Sunday evening at a dinner
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      Lock icon Canadian aid for Kabul
      102 4 NEW DELHI, Tues. The Afghan Government yesterday announced that Canada was aiding Kabul financially in energy planning and development, Kabul radio reported. Afghan Minister for Power and Water Raz Mohammed Pakteen held discussions on the subject with "representatives of the Canadian government" in Kabul yesterday, the
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      194 4 Instant millionaire A O-YEAR-OLD Brazilian factory worker is US$3 million (556.2 million) richer for correctly forecasting the winners of 13 soccer games played over the weekend. Mr Tadeu Resende, who works in a cement factory in the industrial city of Volta Redonda, placed a U552.35 bet in Brazil's official
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      Lock icon New Year dance don'ts
      69 4 YOUNG people attending dances to celebrate the Lunar New Year have been advised by the Chinese Youth newspaper in Beijing not to hold their partners too closely. The latest edition of a weekly supplement said young men should not be boisterous or coarse, and that they
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      Lock icon Back in circulation
      45 4 A MISSING charcoal sketch by 19th-century artist Gustave Courbet, stolen from his house-turned-mu-seum five years ago, has turned up in Switzerland, sources in the artist's native village of Ornans said. The sketch, dated 1852. is worth at least US$2O 000 (5541.600). -AFP
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      Lock icon Guerillas free 1,200 from jail
      64 4 ISLAMABAD, Tues. A band of Afghan guerillas attacked a jail in Afghanistan's Kunduz province near the Soviet border and freed 1,200 prisoners, a spokesman said yesterday. The raid was said to have taken place recently. During the attack 11 guerillas were killed but they destroyed
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      Lock icon Trial soon for three Jakarta judges
      104 4 JAKAKTA, Ties. Three oeatnU Jakarta tfrtriet JUmitHMri. Ed pici«B af e*rraptfaa will be tried mm, lUmmUi Juatlee Mlaister GeaertU MojcMitM today. In m fartervtew wit* the rvealag aewapMer Sln»r H>r«f, Gea Mi)*m iiM Se )adRM *nM be Jhml— ed If r-Mivleted. The mpriiUi fallowed
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      Lock icon Looking ahead to quieter times
      113 4 Looking ahead to quieter times THREE PeravUn soldiers standing on a turret of a Sovietmade tank lacking acres* the herder inU F>uadt>r fr»m Turn bag la Pen. Pern ordered a ceasefire Monday within minutes at reUUag the northern herder territory by invading KdeaaderUn troops, Foreign Ministry official* said. Pen and
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      Lock icon Four Thais killed in Red ambush
      81 4 Four Thais killed in Red ambush BANGKOK, Tues. Malaysian communist guerillas yesterday killed four Thai soldiers and wounded six in an ambush in southern Thailand, military sources said today. The sources said the troops were attacked during a sweep to flush out guerillas in Betong Salient in Yala province. The
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      87 4 PORT PIERCE (Florida). Tues. A judge who only last week sentenced a drug dealer to 13 years' jail has been arrested for smuggling marijuana, police said today. Judge Tom Coggin, 41, of Decatur, Alabama, was arrested at Fort Pierce Airport yesterday carry- ing 70 kilos
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      Siddhi to visit Australia and NZ for talks on Kampuchea
      223 4 UAT BANGKOK. Tuesday THAI Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila leaves tomorrow for a 12-day visit to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for talks expected to centre on Kampuchea. Air Chief Marshal Siddhi, who will fly first to Melbourne for a meetI
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      90 4 INDOCHINA FILE peaceful and stable region. Mr Zhao denounced as "hypocritical and deceitful proposals made in Ho Chi Mirih city last week by the foreign ministers of Vietnam, Kampuchea and Laos calling for a regional conference to be held in March to discuss mutual problems. China and Asean backed a
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      Lock icon Digest to buy Asiaweek
      58 4 HONGKONG. Tue*. Reader's Digest Association Far East Ltd will acquire a majority interest in Asiaweek Ltd publishers of the regional news magazine of that name A joint announcement said that Mr Ted Wakefleld of the Digest has been named chairman and chief executive officer of the
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      Lock icon Reds give up
      44 4 MANILA. Tues. A total of 571 members and supporters of the communist New Peoples Army (NPA) surrendered today on the southern island of Samar. the Defence Ministry said The surrender took place at Palapag town 480 km south of Manila. UPI.
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        Lock icon Dutch scrap sub deal
        69 5 THE Dutch Parliament today adopted by 77 votes to 70 an opposition motion calling on the government to rescind its decision to allow the export of two Dutch-built submarines to Taiwan. The controversial deal prompted sharp i reaction from Beijing, which has accused the Netherlands of
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        39 5 THE Israeli general election will be on June 30, more than four months ahead of schedule. This was decided by a majority vote by an ad hoc committee of the Knesset (Parliament) yesterday UPI.
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        65 5 THE Australian Government has refused the state-owned airline Qantas permission to fly to South Africa, mainly because of opposition to apartheid, officials said in Canberra yesterday. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the government had asked Qantas to explore the possibility of flying to other destinations in
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        Lock icon 1.3 m without jobs
        73 5 WEST German unemployment reached a fiveyear high last month with 1.3 million people out of work, the Federal Labour Office said yesterday. It said the number of unemployed rose by 190.263 over the December 19§0 figure to 1,309,000 or 5.6 per cent of the Libour force
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        77 5 FORMER Northern Ireland Member of Parliament Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is making "a steady recovery" from the bullet wounds she received in an alleged assassination attempt at her home on Jan 16. Husband Michael Mcaliskey. 35, who was also wounded by the three gunmen who broke into their home
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        57 5 THE Philippines yesterday pressed the United States for an early conclusion of an extradition treaty that would enable Manila to seek custody of US-based Filipino criminals. A government announcement said the Filipino desire was presented by Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo during a "wide-ranging discussion" of bilateral
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        Lock icon Mother of 4 is new PM
        56 5 MBS Gro Harlem Brundtland, a 41-year-old doctor and mother of four, today took over as Norway's new Prime Minister, becoming the first woman to head a government in a Scandinavian country. She replaced Mr Odvar Nordli, 53, who had resigned for health reasons after
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        58 5 GAILLJST leader Jacques Chirac yesterday announced his candidature for the French presidency with an appeal for national renewal under his leadership. Mr Chirac, 48, who was President Valery Giscard D Estaing's Prime Minister for more than two years until August, 1976, has become an implacable
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      393 5 \GRICULTURAL REVAMP TAKES OFF TOKYO, Tuesday JAPAN, burdened with j a huge agricultural products import bill, is embarking urgently on a 10-year programme to revolutionise its agricultural economy. The programme seeks to make Japan more selfsufficient in foodstuffs through increased production, and will call
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      Killer had friend to clean up bloody mess
      256 5  - Killer had friend to clean up bloody mess JANIE KHOO By Our London reporter LONDON, Tues. The killer of drugs baron. Marty "Mr Asia" Johnstone, had to ask his friend to clear the blood from the garage where the dead man's hands had been chopped off because he was snaking
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      Lock icon Govt refusal to sack general stalls debate
      212 5 TOKYO, Tuesday A PARLIAMENT debate on budget was stalled throughout the day today as the government rejected an opposition demand to dismiss the chairman or the joint staff council, General Goro Takeda. The lower house budget committee halted its business yesterday several hours
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      25 5 JOHANNESBURG, Tues. Flash floods swept several regions of South Africa today, derailing a train, swamping homes and causing at least five deaths. UPI.
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      58 5 DETROIT, Tues. The General Motors Corporation has lost US$763 million (SJI 6 billion) in 1980. the first fullyear deficit since 1921. The corporation yesterday reported a steep decline in car and lorry sales. It blamed inflation, high interest rates, a sluggish economy and major
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      Lock icon Reddy files for divorce
      59 5 LOS ANGELES. Tues Singer Helen Reudy, known for her hit recording. I am woman, ha i filed for divorce yesterday, saying "irreconcilable differences" have prompted her to end her 13-year marriage with Jeff Wald In her superior court divorce petition. Miss Reddy said they separated last
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      42 5 JAKARTA. Tues An Asran arts festival will be held at the Taman Ismail Marzuki Cultural Centre here from Feb 14 to Keh 22 to be attended by a 25member troupe from each member country, it was announced here today AFP.
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    Moscow is in two minds
    858 6 Moscow is in two minds The Reagan administration has been greeted by Moscow with both optimism and scorn and some of the bitterness can be traced back to the Carter presidency. From London, MARK FRANKLAND looks at Soviet propaganda against the American leadership. THE Soviet Union has greeted the new
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    Liberation is his task
    1970 6 SROCH SRANG (Kampuchea): Son Sann, the 69-year-old leader of the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF), declared last month that his movement had the right and the best chances of liberating his country from the Vietnamese occupation. He said the ideal solution would be for member
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      205 6 NOW YOU CAN HY THE EXCLUSIVE NEW A3OO SUPERBUS TO KUALA LUMPUR AND JAKARTA. Now, SIA offers you the comfort of And perhaps the most appealing feature wide-bodied flights to Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, of all, you'll find more hostesses than is aboard our exclusive new A3OO Superbus. normal on
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    Just 16pc rise in population in 10 years...
    513 7  -  kBDULLAH TARMUGI By SINGAPORE'S population grew by only 16 per cent in the decade between 1970 and last year thanks to the success of the family planning programme This success also meant that population growth in the last decade had been kept
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    Number of foreigners here doubles
    155 7 Number of foreigners here doubles I THERE are msre fsrI eigaen stadylag aad wertdag la aagapsre, acesrateg to the lint reaert sf the IIM Ceawi sf Psaalatlsa. There were aearly m,Mt asa-teaMeato la Stagapsre last year csmparea to absat (l.sH la im. TWa waa aearly 4 per eeat sf the
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    THE PSLE T SCORE CALCULATIONS
    187 7 TABLE I it must be noted that T score gives the rank or position of a pupil in relation to aN the others. It is not a total score winch measures how well he did m he subjects. To assess this, the grades should be
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    Better in Malay
    64 7 MALAY papU* la the I Eagttsh stream fared hetter la Malay, their i ■fciai laagmagr, la last year's Primary Seheel Leavug Frtmlaattea. Of thaw wh* jmrl the Malay paper, 51.4 per eeat thUtTf A*. Otlv tt J pec rest gatae* An la English. The ftgires were eves
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    Sing a song or two for family planning
    208 7 Sing a song or two for family planning THE Singapore Family Planning and Population Board has launched two songs this month to rein- force its family planning messages among the public. The songs, entitled Will You Find Time To Love Me and It's No Joke, contain the Board's three messages
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      Example B – English Stream Pupil
      415 7 Example B English Stream Pupil A STRAITS Times report last Saturday on how to convert a pupil's marks in the Primary School Leaving Examination to Transformed Scores (T-scores) contained errors in the explanation and Table IV. For readers who have been puzzling over their T-score calculations to find out how
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      TABLE IV
      62 7 Subject Marks T-score T-scores ELI 85 (A) 62.1 124.2 CL2 44.5 (D) 21.0 42.0 Maths 17 (A) 60.3 60.3 Science 12 (A) 56.1 56.1 Total T-score (unadjusted) 282 6 Total T-score (adjusted) (A«re|ate) 294.6 To get into Express Stream, this pupil would need to improve his CL2 marks
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    MD denies $10,000 cheating charge
    97 7 MD denies $10,000 cheating charge TEY Boon Lee, managing director ot Keng Seng Builders (Pte) Ltd, yesterday denied cheating his former sub-contractor of $10,000 on Nov 16, 1979. He is alleged to have deceived Mr Goh Kian Swee into believing that the $10,000 was payable to the architect of a
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    QUOTE
    59 8 OUR cttteav mut Mt regard the irttmee «f Stmgapare m a twa- «r three-year affair, after wfclefc the a*Uon*J ■ervteemaa eaa pat aside his naif •rm aad leave It it ethers to carry Ne eae will defeat* Stmg*>p*ir except M Tf"«" N« «ac will fight far ux except •arselves.
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    Police pick up two youths from camp
    119 8 POLICE yesterday picked up two youths from an army camp In connection with their investigations into a gang of robbers. Follow-up raids were carried out till late last night on several homes by detectives from the Central police station. Police have been looking
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    Fourth term for Speaker draws loud, long applause
    529 8  -  >HILIP LEE 3y MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday applauded loud and long after they gave a resounding "aye" to the re-election of Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng as Speaker for a fourth term. The 74 MPs who had gathered for the election and to
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    It's full House with gathering of VIPS
    135 8 It's full House with gathering of VIPS THE On* seaataa af the fifth Parliament •peae4 lajrt right with a a-mlaate aaUreas by PrwMtat Sheave*. A YIP gatheriag af eahlaet mlaliters, MPs, High Caart Jaagea. heads af gavfraaiiait liaaihinato aad statatary badlea, haalaeaa rammaalt) leaden members af the alpliantlt carps aad
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    Oil leak after ships crash
    56 8 A BUNKERING vcawi had one ot its tanks ruptured yesterday at 6 a.m. is a colUboh with a cargo vesael in the Western Anchorage Some ail leaked out. However, a Port of Stag* pore Authority apntoaman said that then was no threat of pollution of
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    Some hotels to pay high price for extensions
    351 8 OWNERS of hotels built in the late 1960s and early 70s will be faced with higher development charges on any extensions they plan. Between 1968 and the end of 1969, 19 hotel developers took advantage of a government-offered concession to encourage the
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    Gold: 10-month low
    86 8 GOLD pla>g*d to 1»maath law at US$4B3 aa aajKe aa the Stagapare gold market yraterday. Fallawtag the dawnward tread la New Yark, the market apeae4 at thai level I S$M lawer than the prevtaas day's clase aaa- weat aawa U IS$4Bl at aae Jta«e he- tare eMac
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    Queueing days are numbered
    296 9 CONSUMEBB wka have a aanstiaa ta ask m a nasaaali to mmkr meet a«4 staaa la a mmt ai the Paklle Itllltlei iMri'i BimiraH VUmd kMi)tlrtm HjrMK. PUBkaasatoiiatil a asjaita»iat ajsataa attts eagkt raaalry raajatrn tkere star* Mniiy to make waltlat marr taaafsrtahtr tor na— eta.
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    Fine and ban on four m-cyclists
    122 9 TWO motorcyclists who rode dangerously were each fined $700 and had their licences suspended for a year yesterday. Cboo Kirn Cbwee pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court to weaving in and out of traffic along Connaught Drive on Nov 22 last year. Tay Kwang
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    HUDC offers goodwill payment for ceiling repairs
    576 9 THE Housing and Urban Development Company has agreed to make an ex-gratia payment to 190 owners in four estates for repairs on cracks in their ceilings. An HUDC spokesman said yesterday the company is prepared to pay between $300 and $500 as a
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    Govt not likely to waive PARF 10-year limit
    215 9 Govt not likely to waive PARF 10-year limit THE Government is unlikely to waive the 10-year limit for Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF) for cars because that would make the PARF a meaningless tax rebate. Communications Ministry rtnrimW said yesterday that the PARF was introduced as an incentive for motorists
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    RAINS BRING FLOODS TO SEVERAL AREAS
    86 9 SEVERAL areas to tke city aaal Baklt Tlmaa were ftoeatoal daring yesterday's aaaaea tsr nartlal asuaa— r, anarHag trafHe aa reads became Isiaaaaakto to saatortoto. Ik* want kit wit Ikt Orekara Baas* area. Parti ef T sjWiih aas Caaeaa- •a r«a«si were aaaer half
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    Prices of fuel to go up by next week
    294 9 Prices of fuel to go up by next week PETROL and diesel prices will go up next week by Wednesday at the latest, oil industry sources said yesterday. They added that prices of premium and regulargrade petrol and diesel will probably rise by three to four cents a litre. The
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    Appeal for dead man's relatives
    104 10 Appeal for dead man's relatives MARINE POLICE want to contact the family of an unidentified elderly Chinese who was found dead at the reclaimed land opposite Clifford Pier last Sunday. The man, aged between 60 and 70, was about 1.66 metres tail, of slim build and had short greyish hair.
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    Family tussle over rubber tycoon's fortune ends
    571 10  -  T. F. HWANG By A TWO-YEAR legal wrangle involving 13 beneficiaries of the estate of the late Mr Ko Teck Kin, rubber tycoon and Singapore's former High Commissioner to Malaysia, was settled in chambers in the High Court yesterday. No details were disclosed.
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    Qualities that will win civil servants 2nd tier award
    320 10 Qualities that will win civil servants 2nd tier award TEAM work, work attitudes and output will be some of the qualities civil servants will be assessed on before they earn the second tier National Wages Council wage adjustment. The criteria (or officers in Divisions I and II will differ from
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    $800 fine for having drug
    60 10 CRANE operator John Raymond Glbbs, 38. a Briton, was fined 1800 yesterday after he admitted having 20 g of cannabis at the arrival hall of Paya Lebar Airport on Jan 12. The court heard that Gibbs Oew in from India where he worked on a
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    *****96 wins first prize in Singapore Sweep
    237 10 *****96 wins first prize in Singapore Sweep nCKET No. *****96 won the first prize of $500,000 in the Singapore Sweep 81 drawn last night. The full results: Ist prto: *****96 M prise ($150,000): *****74 Jrd prise ($75,000): *****86 4tk arise ($50,000): *****97 Mk prise ($25,000): *****38 S Jttkprt Nunkm (each
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    New members
    31 10 THE Ang Mo Kio community centre's women's sub-commit-tee is recruiting new members. Membership is oper> to women above 18 years wiw live in the constituency. For details, ring *****44.
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    $1,000 fine
    32 10 MACHINE operator Kwek Kwee Huay, 22. was Jailed for a day and fined $1,000 for Wealing $391 worth of goods from Isetan Singapore Pte Ltd on Tuesday She pleaded guilty
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    Suicide verdict
    87 10 A CORONER yesterday recorded a verdict of suicide on former Woodbridge Hospital patient. Teo Ah Tee. 33, who died after drinking weedkiller at her Choa Chu Kang Road (arm on Aug 22 last year Her brother, farmer Teo Chye Seng, said his sister had often complained of hearing
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      57 11 Isn't it nice to know that you can call the one and only Dr. Sony any day and even during Lunar New rear. On call 365 days a year Cut this out for future reference Opening Hours MontoFn— 9am tos4spm Answering Service (36s days) MontoFn-9amtoBpm Sat. Sun& Public Holiday- 10am
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon 3 suspects held and $60,000 in gold bars seized
      206 12 3 suspects held and $60,000 in gold bars seized KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Police have detained three suspects and recovered about $60,000 worth of gold bars and jewellery believed to be part of the $150,000 loot taken from Win Mci Jewellers a week ago. They have also detained six goldsmiths on
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      Umno General Assembly
      47 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Umno General Assembly will be held here from June 25 to 28, the party's secretary general, Datuk Mustafa Jabar. said yesterday. All party posts will be up for election and closing date for nominations will be May 31. The Star.
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      Lock icon Jumping to conclusions...
      195 12 Jumping to conclusions... A TEAM of firemen rushed to the Wlsma Persekutuan building in Kuala Trengganu yesterday with a Simon Snorkel after receiving information that a woman was about to jump from the roof of the 13storey building On arrival, they found out that the woman was actually a technician
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      Ghaz gets the credit for recant by Reds but...
      565 12  -  M G G PILL A I By our Kuila Lumpur reporter ISSUE IN FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie stands as the Man of the Hour here following his successful orchestration of the release of
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      Snatch bid
      38 12 SEREMBAN. Tues. A 25-year-old foreigner who tried to snatch $5,000 from a bank counter here on Saturday was caught by a customer and handed over to police. Negri Sembilan OCPD. Supt BX> Henry, said The Star.
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      'KL wants to buy W. German tanks'
      144 12 'KL wants to buy W. German tanks' KKANKFTRT, Ties. Malaysia Is In Uk m»rkr t for Wert lirnnu tanks and ctbrr armaareo' vrhirlei, the Frankfurter Kudsrhan dally rep*rt«4 today. Hawever, an KraMmlni Ministry smkaunaa saM an expert Drear* bad not beea reuMted by the builders, tbynsen-Hrasrhrl •T Kmkl, aad would
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      152 12 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp A<K I hAD SJCH A g il YES. WE DO- NW-TUffr\ /now BUSVDAV- AND DO 1 AND SEE J WAS A I COULD I WE'RE C9OIN© TD Jl W6 THAT YOU "> MARVEi_OoS/ I YOU THE OP6BA HAVE I > STAY AWAKE//
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    $400,000 insurance claim over ship dismissed
    320 13 MR JUSTICE A. P Rajah yesterday dismissed a $400,000 insurance claim by the owner of a cargo ship which sank off Sarawak in July 1976. In dismissing with costs the claim of Hong Tat Shipping Ltd and its agent. Centaur Shipping Co Pte Ltd,
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    Times cameramen tops
    353 13 THE Time* Organisation pk«t«gr»pher* came ant tops In thin year's National Pk*to (omprUtUn •rgaalaed by the StagapM* National I Dion jMUnailate, wtnlßß sevea at tbe 1* prlww lnrludiag tfce law top awards. Par Straits Times photographer Wan Seng Yip, It was Jay tinged with naaneas when kU
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    SSO will change its tune for mass appeal
    441 13 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra is changing its tune to appeal to a bigger audience, including students, with a pilot scheme of light classical concerts, lecture-cum-recitals and a television series. The orchestra hopes to attract a different group of people into the concert-going
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    CBT case bail doubled in lieu of passport
    130 13 CBT case bail doubled in lieu of passport AN American businessman had his $50,000 bail in a criminal breach of trust case doubled yesterday when his counsel successfully applied for the return of his passport. Mr Daniel Williams. counsel for Alan Hertert Brown, 47, said Brown needed the passport for
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    The Straits Times WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 4,1981 TASKS AHEAD
    396 14 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1981 TASKS AHEAD THE President s address at the opening of the Fifth Parliament is in essence a reiteration of what most Singaporeans have been told will be crucial to our well-being in the 1980s. The need to build a modern industrial society, one
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    FAIR LEVY
    359 14 IT IS not surprising to hear that some hoteliers who were given incentives to build hotels in the late Sixties are concerned about the additional charges now levied on their extension projects. "Businessmen are apt to resist any move which is liable to affect their pockets. But there
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    Why aid makes good sense
    1240 14  -  t GEOFFREY LEAN in Tokyo B JAPANESE Prim* Minister Zenko Suzuki has mad* public a plan to doubt* his country's aid to developing nations over the next five years. Freelance journalist Jon Woronoff sent The Straits Times this analysis of the aid package and concludes
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    Japan can afford to give even more to Third World
    1357 14  - Japan can afford to give even more to Third World I JON WORONOFF in Tokyo Bl ABOUT a week after he returned from his Asean trip. Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki made a major policy speech before the Diet (Parliament). In it, he unveiled a new plan for more than doubling
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    Is spelling an affair of honour?
    736 14  -  ANDREW LEBUE Oddities in Language By YOU may have read in Mondays New Nation that the question of Engli* spelling came up for debate in the House of Lards at Westminster A certain peer, pointing om that English spelling was confusing and illogic£. suggested
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      253 14 10 fantastic prizes to be won! jjf "*^^tsil N a 1 National Washing Machine and 9 National Fans. t^ \a Tonight at 35 pm over Channel 8 Am A battery container will be filled with coins. Three answers BB^. A, B or C will be given during the shew. By
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      Getting workers to stay... Embark on reforms, rather than on penalties
      910 15 Getting workers to stay... Embark on reforms, rather than on penalties Extra money from a special fund will be paid out to the long-serving workers... HOPPERS: CARROT AND STICK' PLAN I REFER to the front page news report. "Hoppers: Carrot And Stick Plan" (Sunday Times. Jan 25) and agree with
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      Found myself doing manual labour despite the training giveil in technical skills
      266 15 Found myself doing manual labour despite the training giveil in technical skills THERE HAS been so much talk about punitive measures on workers who job-hop. The general impression given is that many Singaporean workers simply like to job-hop for greener pastures. But, may I point out that this may not
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      Knowledge gained may well be forgotten
      115 15 Knowledge gained may well be forgotten I AM a first year student of Ngee Ann Technical College and at present am 19 years ago. Recently I received a letter from the Central Manpower Base which stated that I would have to do my national service after my first year and
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      Why such a short call-up notice?
      171 15 ON JAN 2, at 11.35 a.m., I received a call from the Central Manpower Base. I was told to be there on that afternoon at 2 p.m. for "documentation." I was also asked to bring along the relevant documents. On the same day, at
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      Such a long wait and still no refund from taxman
      123 15 I HAVE written three times to the Income Tax Department to claim back my refund of excess income tax which resulted from the difference between the old and new tax rate. My last instalment payment was completed in October last
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      FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION
      70 15 i pj^^p^^y^^oi^j^PF JTT3^TT^3? I REFER to the letter "Brickbat instead of thanks from drffer told he was going wrong way" (ST. Feb 3) by "Who's HeWould the writer kindly contact the undersigned at telephone *****8 during office hours as the rpgis- tration number of the other
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1261 16 THE l»at trmaaarwd ready nln at thr rkwr of hißini a. dw Storfc Ejrfca^r of ah*. any pnrea. taaMher n>O»nk|t>M an c<s»iiiHerarr» rtgaassaasri IMOIMI 1... Hi«k I*- (MHtt Sale «er- >(. MAN OM ■t«iu (iitmiiiiM 18 M> Acau m anch m m Mraai Ml U6 1M AIM iT»t
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      SCOREBOARD
      159 16 Closing tone: Firm Turnover Official figures supplied by the Stork Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 17.714.000. units valued at W9.878.000 Industrials accounted for 9,468,000. finance 3,016.000. hotels 1.284.000. properties 2.323.000. debentures, loans and bonds 739,000, plantations 759.000. miningi 125.000 "Settlement" contracts totalled: 486.000 units valued at
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      Unit trusts
      181 16 nUHatniU UNIT TSUUOT tiiiianr prim ler r*» I) The Commerce 3 3 The Savings Fund 114 2 25 Spore Prog Fund I.M 1 64 Spore Sec Fund 2.36 2.47 Spore laves) Fund 2.17 2 2a Spore Equity Fund 1.47 IM *JU UNIT I*UbT (Msasaiis' prsns fer Pee I)
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1395 16 BID and ofJer prices oOctauy bawd aad buamm >aa reported to the Tfl Mini J J •eroav bm tae maaoar at saarea rr-r-ir^-^e'rr iT .?X-T^ m Z ZllT^jr^r^L^^ 5 S3_S Sjr-^B uattsl are qmMrd alltr Ike letters BBCTION ONE INDI BTBIAL COMMERCIAL Acm. (3J«83J*})(1)3J4(5) 136 AIM CMC
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1864 16 BlDud oflrr pnro ofl»rt»Uy aaWO aad bows la aad r»pon*d lo tkr Kaala Laaanr Slock ITwaaagi ymMrSay. tar mmmhtt <* mmn% naaM mm la bnrkrti la Ms of I.M* oritt aka otacniat mtd Oas. oatuaißuui IBiiail (1MB) Al«ai (MM) (4) Ml A Ckat (1) IX AMD (MBS MB)
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        Rises
        51 16 S»« Vi«w 710 «6 0 c b c 1490 tao 1 C B 910 .50 P M Hldg. «M .50 Av»r Hilia Rub 800 +90 t'lC 990 .40 B Bay* MS .35 S,.io.. 312 +34 MBS 520-32 Minm Corps 2200 +30 PMC 12S0 +30 8 T P 1»7S 1110
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        Falls
        27 16 MU I IS3O -50 G I Midi. 57S -40 far. mount Corps OOS -30 X Tug 460 -30 Keck Seng 420 -24 Sel Properties 1440 -20
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        Most active stocks
        23 16 U O Land 1.084.000 UOB 952.000 Sime Darby 921.000 Haw Par 901.000 Total turnover: 18 20m Total value 192 01m
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        39 16 Feb 2 Feb 3 BT. Indicator: *****.*****79 78 Industrials: 744.50 751.19 Finance: 1467 46 1490 49 Hotels: 1003.36 1011 96 Properties: ***** 723.31 Minings 419.61 419.40 Plantations 920 07 926 30 OCBC: 754.84 762.28 SESInd 686.34 692 73
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        351 16 HONGKONG: Stocks closed higher in active trading yesterday, with the Hang Seng index adding 32.30 points to 1641.00. within 15 points of its sevenyear high, dealers said. Sentiment was boosted by Morgan Guaranty's one point broker loan rate cut to 19 per cent, indicating a further general softening in
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        Tokyo
        426 16 I TOKYO: Share prices fell on i profit-taking while investors stayed on the sidelines yester- day. fearing a possible restric- Uon on margin trading due to a high level of buying con- tracts in such trading dealers said. The Dow Jones average lost X.75 to 7291.31 points, with a
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        91 16 From column 5 11 lint (130S) (J82) «J0 (B) t 35 (1) t 40 (t) «J0 (13) I 2 cd (1MB 4.MS) (1) US (1) tm (IIS 2.74SI (4) 2 70 (2) 2 0 (1) in (4) 174 IkkM {Um «.BS) (14) < 25 (27 1 6 30
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        Produce prices
        139 16 I CHINESE Produce Exchange. Singapore, noon closing prices per 100 kg yesterday. Ciriaat oil: Bulk fob $129.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $139.00 sellers, new drum fob $145.00 sellers. Copra: Mixed (loose) $79.00 buyers. Peaaar: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $432.50 sellers, Sarawak white
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        GOLD
        205 16 THE KILOSAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $32,599 and closed at $32,411 yesterday. In the Far East gold opened at U*****.00 485.00 and closed lower at $481.00 483.00. New York opened at U***** .50 495.50 and dropped to $492.50 493.50. The market later rallied to $494.00
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        Sydney continues to fall
        329 17 SYDNEY. Tues. The further tall la the gold price and speculation of more big rights issues depressed the market, dealers said BMP. which has taken much of the blame for the current tall in the market with its an■owniwnt of a AJ335 million rights Issue, closed
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        New York sharply lower
        253 17 NEW YORK. Moo Energy and high technology issues led aa orderly but determined stock market retreat that left New York share prices sharply lower in moderate trading The hnnnfsf outlook for both the high technology and tstrp issues has dimmed and ■westers were taking their profits
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        Amsterdam mixed to higher
        259 17 AMSTERDAM. Moo. Share prices were mixed to higher, with Royal Dutch losing 3 JO guilders and KLM 0.70 in otherwise firmer Dutch internationals, dealers said. Nedlloyd tinned 2.20. KNSM two and Heineken 1.60 NMB rose one in mainly lower banks while investment funds were narrowly mixed
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        Zurich narrowly mixed
        267 17 ZURICH, Mon Prices closed narrowly mixed, halting a two-week slide, dealers aid. Credit Suisse and OerifltonBuehrle. which had ben hit hardest by recent profit-tak-ing, closed slightly higher for the first time in 10 or more days. News that Swiss discount and Lombard rates were raised by one-half
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        London equities close below early highs
        628 17 LONDON. Mon. Equities fin Used below early highs and giwi—mit bonds closed little rsa^frt. after early enthusi asm evaporated, dealers said. Speculation over an early reduction in UK minimum lending rate, boosted by cornmeats from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher caused earl) firmness and both
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        Selected indices
        56 17 FINANCIAL TIMEB INDUSTRIAL* Monday «67 Friday 4W 3 Week Ago 463.9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS, Monday 9322S Friday 947 27 Week Ago 938 91 H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday IMI.OO Munday *****0 Week Ago 1580 19 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 0*4.0 Monday 655 3 Week Ago SMI ALL ORDINARIES Tuesday 944
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        TIN
        136 16 THE STRAITS tin price recovered one cent to $30.4* per kilo in Penang yesterday, on an official offering down 92 tonnes to 138 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers down El 5 to £5,965 per tonne. LONDON: Tin ended the day down £30 for Cash
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        CLOSING PRICES
        34 16 Rubber: Feb 3 Singapore: February: 281.75 cents (down 2.50 cental Malayaia: February: 303.00 centa (down 1.50 cental Tin: M 530.46 per kilo (up one cent) Official offering: 139 tonnea (down 92 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        31 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Monday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot £773.50 (£763.50); sellers £774.00 (£764.00); Three Month buyers £796 60 (£786.00); sellers £797.00 (E787.0C). Market tnsw: Steady. Soles: 17.300 tonnes.
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      RUBBER
      506 16 THE Singapore rubber market j I closed easier yesterday, with February RSS One buyers quoted at 281.75 cents per kilo, down 2.50 cents on Monday's j close, dealers said. Opening higher, the market lost a further one cent in afternoon trading on freer offerings of February RSS Ones and
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      SSR and SMR
      87 16 NOON SSR Md SMR pnea vounlay «A» Frtnin M.rrh ll'trou Mtkl lF>rw.r4 Mtkl felfera 8.,.r. B.U.ra SSH .11 Uuop^tetl 246.00 247 OON 347 90 24* SON SSRSO lluapdlKi 242.60 343 SON ***** 24t!00N MUL* SMRTV Utonp^lMi tMSO 30OJ0N 300 SO *****N SMRI. Uuxp^bt! 2MSO 300 SON *****
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      Bears vanish from scene
      342 16 PROFIT-TAKING oa selected cooatera roald not stem the advance of share price* at the Singapore stock market yesterday. For while some of the past week's highflier* like Malayan (nited tadastrlea. Keck Seag, Perils Planta- aad Paramoont Corporation took a timely breather, numerous prevloasiy aeglected stocks forg.
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      325 16 SHARE prices were given a tremendous boost yesterday as buyers swarmed the Kuala Lumpur stock market in a round of feverish buying. The bullish sentiment which prevailed for the greater part of the day propelled both values and volumes sharply higher and catapulted the New Straits Times Industrial
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      Money and exchanges
      209 16 THE US Suig dollar opened at E 0860 W and was traded actively down to S2 0810 20 before closing slightly higher at COWS 55 In the Singapore forei market yesterday. The US dollar gained during active trading against most currencies, especially against sterling pound which fell
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      NOMINAL RATES
      379 16 INTERBANK rales at 100 pm NOMMnM raws SmflfMuiiiM i PwcwiIsqo quoted rMMrtlll «a«— (piMn Chang. Laeal MUn to mm u*l« «f farciga c«rMMTI US dollar 2.0645 2.0856 2.8196 -26.07 Sterling pound 4.8505 4.8555 7.3469 -34.00 Australian dollar 2.4280 2.4310 3.4286 -29 18 NZ dollar 1.9710 1.9740 3.4286 -42
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      Discount
      47 16 RANGE of prices offered by dls count homf on Feb 3 I Overnljrhi Call deposits 6 i% Ml Clasing Baying Selling Treasury bills 7 6 3- month Bank bills 14 3/18 14 1/16 3 months CD 12. 12'| 6 months CD 12'< 12 Searee: Nasteaal Dmrenat
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      Money market
      30 16 Closing interbank rales f Singapore dollars on Feb 3: Offer Bid Overs**! 8 lmontS 13. U 2 months 13 12 Smooths 1211 1* 12S 1( Overnight nude 13
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    Bonus from Killinghall Tin
    333 17 KILLINGHALL Tin (Malaysia) has announced a one-for-two bonus issue and a higher final gross dividend of 65 cents on the strength of sharply improved profit. Unaudited pre-tax profit of the company for the year ended Dec 31. 1980, jumped by a hefty 108 per cent to
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    Hefty increase in pre-tax profit at OUS
    202 17 THE sustained buoyancy of the stock market during the past year has enabled closed-end investment trust Overseas Union Securities (OUS) to post a hefty increase in pre-tax profit. Km the full year to Dec 31. 1980. OUS's consolidated pre-tax earnings rose by 62.8
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    Mega's results affected by lower turnover
    100 17 Mega's results affected by lower turnover MEGA Chemicals has reported a rather disappointing set of results (o the six months to Oct 31, 1980. The group incurred a small loss of $15,000 compared with the previous corresponding period during which a pre-tax profit of $242,000 was made. Group turnover was
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    Earnings
    83 17 The earnings of these three companies, however, will be reflected in the consolidated accounts for the 14 months ending June 30, 1981. Mega informed that its accounting year-end has been changed from April 30 to June 30 to coincide with that of its holding company, Supreme Corporation. But while
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    NEW NAME
    45 17 CENTRAL SermrlUn (Hetdlags) BM hs* bees twiri Gust HeMlijrs BM. With effect treat yeiittnUy. CcatnU Sermrltles shares weaM be trade*) usiar Its m 014 share eertMcaiee bewtag tke farmer uune will still be valid aattl fmrtfcrr wtte*. CHWWU NEW Yf AM Of FEUS
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      488 17 MARKETING EXECUTIVE Around $50,000 car benefits Based in Singapore Cerebos (Singapore) Pte Ltd is part of the RHM Group of Companies a multinational food manufacturing and marketing company. Cerebos' Singapore office is the regional centre for S.E. Asia, responsible for the continued success of several major consumer products. A vacancy
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      352 17 MSI LING ALL OUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES A HAPPY PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR from Vssl I A 4 I^A^ |^9 Model SfcfcOO: VKMssssssssssssssssssscsKar K>Hz output 2 2KWSOHzouW Model SE 300: 0 33KW/50rtooutpu1 Jasa Kit* Engineering Sdn Bhd X X Sol* Distributor EistiWMt.Ujiirvaj: Jasa Kit* Trading Sdn Bhd 303 Jaian Ipon. Kuala
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      330 17 NOTICES THE BANKKI PTCY ACT (CHAPTER IS) TAKE NOTICE that (a) Receiving and Adjudication Orders were made against the following debtors on 23rd day of January 1981. In Bankruptcy Nos 1272/79 Jamil bin Osman V a Mascot Catering Suppliers Servicing of Blk 141. 1040J Tlong Bahru Road. Singapore 0315 Jamil
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      419 18 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SCCTION INDEX v Telephone Service *****22 pcrsomal «frvicf<: I s~*\ V~*^ I Moodo y F«*, y SMoo, -500pm O"*^» 80««p«-ord. m o»l2 00 »^RCHANOISE *§< T«ma>» Cfntfe 900 o m 500 p m (Man 158 50) Sorxtov Tamajs WMi AliUAiiurcucuTC a. acDCAaiii ZS4-44ZZ I N.« lndu»tr«l
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      791 18 If iwaj tanftow 4Mn imialii Services A Marchandtea I Nrseacl SerVtoM Marctondte II Employment jj^ J I J 1 i- I r i L IITTJ METROPOLE CAFETERIA ij THE GAS PUMP LOUNGE p i S^ SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE 1 NEW YEAR LUNCH DINNER from 4th February 1981 to
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      487 18 PiSI 3 T^ WHERE NICE PEOPLE MEET FOR NICE FOOD a Carpet Bof Steotc a Tournedos Chasseur a Block Pepper AKo set lunch outside catering service Oroft Bear SI 60 during Happy Hours OPENS: io mm io p.m. Coronation Shopping Plaxa. latnr.UnMliS, Bufcrt Timah Road. TEL: *****03. V J HPJHPJPJpj
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      799 18 38 House Cleaning !40 Aircon/Refngerator A HOME CLEAMMG service you A BETTER JOB for repairs, instalcan trust Rendered by compe- lallon and respraylng of refrtgtenl personnel floor polishing, erators alrcondltloners and carpet shampooing, window other electrical home appllcleanlng. etc Fully Insured for ances Contact 4437R50 liabilities Call FBK *****4 and
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      604 18 EMabkahod company m city •woa) tmnttja eppMcAttooai tot th# ACCOUNTANT I Appkcanta ahouM p I I Degree or Professional qualification In Accounting Ability lo maintain full set of books of a large organisation and prepare financial statements I Credit In Mathematics at OCE -O- or A' level Attractive solani and
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      476 18 r a. x c 1 1»4-4411 1 Classified Advertising Works. A wall aatabeahad local Bank raqtsiraa CASHIERS 1 a Minimum OCE. O' level with credits In English and Ma hematics At least to 2 years' experience n similar capacity Hardworking, responsible and possess a pleasant personality. Able to work under
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      932 19 II Ewploywim ill Tf^ seal j I 46 Situation. V«*nt MWM S M I PIISIL MWM DIESEL FAR EAST B) Secretariate! PTE LTD Clerical reejmrae urgently 1 FEMALE CLERK/ OENERAi. CLERK WITH know I- TYPIST I rtlge iif Book-keeping and typing required tor immediate emplo> RumnwiMl ment Tel 22H63* for
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      528 19 Hr ■■Mil 1 1 1 turn m■■ I Cffs>|NUyTflOfll c) Bales iUROPEAH COMPANY REOUMES nrrgetir Sales Staff for plastic Machinery Preferably with a *oj years experience and some erhmcal know-how Oood salir> for the right man Apply S T lox A»ll4». I New Industrial <oad. Spore 1053 EXCITMG OVERSEA TRaTS.
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      587 19 ARCHITECTS REQUIRED BY Architect-, Oltlre Please reply with lull particular* of experience, qualifications and salary required to Kllllney Road P O Box 271. Spore 9123 MALAYAN BREWERIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Brewers ot Anchor Beer Tigar Beor ABC Extra Slout and Mack. .on Stout invite* applications lor tha appointmant LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
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      673 19 II Emptoyment lI A Large manutacturino company requires a lulltime or part-time REGISTERED SAFETY OFFICER Applicants should poeaeea the 10l tstthaj ;il (iuod r i n 1 ill .1 ll <1 of both spoken and written Kngllsh and able lo converse in local dialects an advantage hi In possession nf
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      433 19 Applications are Invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancies AUDIT CLERK Requirements GCE O' level and LCC Intermediate Bookkeeping PLANNING ASSISTANTS Requirements GCE A' level with 2 years' relevant working experience. Preference would be given to those who possess a Class 3 Driving Licence. KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Requirements:
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      582 19 HI Vehicles A Boats Q FUEL PRICE. 1/-^ >esCsJ s*n—»aS^*i ILL UP ft NO DOWN.-e^*Wj^ fcC—^S^ JJ I'm the sheriff f^^^atS a I have arrested fuel waste with the help of Convoy Fuel Mate Phis Phone, *****54 *****38 for help 51 Vehicles For Hire A BARGAIN PRICE For Aircond and
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      434 19 d) Flat ALMOST 1»75 FIAT I32S non PARF. beautiful condition Aircond. cassette, radio Interested call *****38 AUGUST 1«7S RAT 1 24 Special, alrcon. 2 private owners, engine body tip-top 512.200 *****6" BEAUTIFUL 1»73 RAT 124 Sports condition Asking $10,950 ConUH*****6.S5 LATE '73 FIAT 27 Good condition Highest ofier secures. Telephone:
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      440 19 IN Vehicles A Boats t-—t. I) Mitsubishi LATE I*7* MITSUBISHI Coll Galant Sigma 1800 GS One owner, aircon.. sports rims, cassette player Road lax new Beautiful condition $21,500 ono Interested view at: 418. Macpherson Road MAY I*7* COLT OLX Supershlft 1400 S doors 1 owner, aircond. power windows, power stereo.
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      216 19 CA.T.S. 284.4421 1 Classified Advertising Works. pi I*7* M*aa* .123 1000 I*7*: Pord Cortina i m;l a C Honda Accord |4 On Auto AC Toyola Starlet 1000 AC 1*77: Kord Cortina 2-0 Auto A/C Mazda 323 130») A C 1*78: B M.W 320 A/C SR 1*74: rnyota Corona 1600 I)/L
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      746 20 I—v1 v *MT WOOCI Of and r.unixt.. V***. Wanted I^ ll 1 AMY rt«M. MOtl I'AKh »rlm Irx rrquirrd Hi|hrM "11. r Trlr- COMT*MT MOWMI l»10 U. i^—^-— I»7I Dtuun pirkup Tr l 2*TCII4 (ul TTHIOf vnp and to.x' S 7 SCf «p V»htC»»« vantrd (kiod prirr oflrrrO iiinu.l Nf
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      1692 20 ~1 A. 1 IV Accommodation A Properties IV Accommodatton Properties £< VI Educatton Instructton j vi Education Instruction jgj] TOWN64OUSCS 1.(00 wirm'tung pool nnr Orchard AT td a/-tm!/c oatcc ne lJS to«d ATTRACTIVE RATES ,uiiahle t..r mi- families' FOR FIXED DEPOSITS W y <S' K <S >^4r'<*CS Sf-c^ tartur.*Account. f*
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      487 20 IMPORT EXPORT PROCEDURES 1 I DOCUMENTATION COURSE TVrms sales Contract. Breach of t'-tuhiishinu Overseas Contact. I International Trade. Methods of I Payments. Banking. Types of I. C Shipping Practice. ConUin- I erised shipi'inic. Transhipment, i Ke-Shipment. Freight Calcula- I Hon. Air Cargo. CCCN Coding. I (isp. chartered Parly. Import. Export
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      316 20 NEW seSSIOMS TELEX. 1.(1 Nl*-nt>tirapll> BooKIC'-l'llw Shorthand. Typevmung. Corr*spondrmr Siurtinu h>bruary Raja's College. 333E North Bridge Road *****70/*****03 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF Science 593- A Serangoon K<l (*****20) Intensive loathing Science. Physics. Chemistry. Biology. Mathematics. English A ■caajgata sec n PreU b) Overseas DO MOT EXPERIMENT find the direct way to
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      328 20 98 Dancing Instruction 99 Sporting Instruction IWVATE LESSOMS ON Hurt <■ U,\\ I ha. Ma.-ha. Disco Latin mAtJtn TENMS. SOUASM. Bad "hratrri Tel 33C2A48 VI Travel A Tours JL, IIA DINERS 1 1 lM holidays A reliable way to travel RELIABILITY at no extra cost! ORIENT Package 5*939 an 1/14
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      124 In Memoriam
      107 21 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MOM. TAN FOM NO who doparMd «ron> u« on 4/J/n Though In flesh you are not with us. In spirit you will always be M LOVING MEMORY of our loving mother grandmother and great grandmother 1. 1 tile Francisco who passed away 3
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      99 21 IN EVEM.OVMG AMO CHi RISKED MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER MRS. ANN ANGELINA P ALE Y DaparMd 4-I-40 One year today we had to part. With a mother we loved with all our hearts Her trials were many. Her pleasures lew Ood alone knows what she
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      120 Deaths
      194 21 MM V CHELLIAM aged 88. puml away peacefully on 22 1981 leaving behind sons T CnelUah (Spore). Selvaratnam iHuspiul Seremban). Navaratnam (Glbb L Co Ipoh). Vejayaratnam I Spore). Dr Balaralnam (KL) Vellupillai (Telok Anson). Jeyaratnam (Survey. Seremban). daughters Mrs Jeganayagam Mrs A C Jeremiah (Kuala Pilah). Mrs Slvanalhan
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      122 Condolences
      21 21 kiMimoryo) Marcim Yarn W« Teng tgttM Departed 1/2/11 But not fof Qott#n by fr t#fMta troAi URAMGOOM SCCONOAHV >CHOOL
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      123 Acknowledgements
      152 21 THE FAMLV OF the late Mr Sort Kim Cheng wish to express their heartfelt thanks to Elder Goh Ewe Keng and members of the Church of Singapore relatives and friends for their condolences, kind attendance, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement THt FAMILY Of the late Mrs
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      549 21 VI Tr«v«l A Tours >-W CHARTERS FIIOHTDMECT SM CHEW JIT POH HOLOAVS TO MAADVAIDEP S.IIFCB IS D»>-. MANILA TAISPECIAI ONEWAY BY AM HONOKOMO *J. 10» ONEWAY BY COACH SI«S7 17 I>Myi MANILA 1 AI HAAOVAJ-SONOKHLA AMTOUR WAN lIMNiiKuM. .IDAVSS3W DBF MON WMi BANGKOK tt.lIS XXI Dep U 12/3. 10/3. (lIAVSIM
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      284 21 r MALAYSIATEXTILE INDUSTRIES BERHAD (Incoroorated in Malaysia) INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR Ended 31st December, 1980 Your Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Company for the half year period from Ist July, 1980 to 31st December, 1980: Half Year Ended Half Yaar Ended 31 st
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      'Der Kaiser'in line for recall to national team
      688 22 'Der Kaiser' in line for recall to national team HAMBURG. Tues West German football has revived its love affair with Franz Beckenbauer, and while it may sound like something from the page of a juvenile sports novel, it Is a sign that the country's national team might start seeing some
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      139 22 ur.ncv /i, ins. iw ixn r.urwprsn nations football finals may be played nadrr a different format to that osed la Italy last year. Proposals to alter the system whereby eight teams are split Into two groans with the two groan winners meeang In the final
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      Lock icon Top Japanese trio for Hawaiian Open
      562 22 TOKYO, Tues. The Hawaiian Open golf championship in Honolulu on Feb. 12-15 is of keen interest in Japan because the country's three top golfers will be competing. They are Isao Aoki, 38, and Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, 34, who will be taking part for the
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      Lock icon Hoelzenbein moves to Fort Lauderdale
      76 22 Hoelzenbein moves to Fort Lauderdale FRANKFURT, Tues. Eintracht Frankfurt captain Bernd Hoelzenbein will soon cross the Atlantic to play for North American Soccer League side Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He was with the German First Division team for 15 years. The 34-year-old German international signed a contract with the Florida club
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      Lock icon Season to start later next year
      349 22 LONDON, Tues. Next season's football league programme will kick off a fortnight later, on August 29, and stretch into mid-May, English Football Association secretary Graham Kelly said here yesterday. Kelly confirmed that the FA had agreed to clubs' wishes after meeting representatives of the
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      Lock icon Cook hits form in play-off for golf title
      243 22 Cook hits form in play-off for golf title PEBBLE BEACH, Tues. First-round leader John Cook found his putting touch on the final day to edge out four rivals on the third hole of a sudden- death play-off for the Bing Crosby national pro-am I golf title here yesterday. Cook, who
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      Lock icon Floyd sets world sprint record
      548 22 Floyd sets world sprint record BRIEFS DALLAS, Tues. Stanley Floyd, of the United States, set a world record In the 60 yards at an indoor athletics meeting here yesterday. He ran 6.04 sec., beating the record set by his compatriot Houston McTear. in New York. in 1978, by one-tenth of
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      618 23 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENTS Applications ore invited tor appointments to a tut Professorship in each ot the following Deportments withtn the respective Faculties Department of Physiology (Faculty of M«dicm«) Department of Building Estate Management (Faculty of Architecture 4 Building) Department of Zoology (Faculty of Science) Department of Japaneee
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      649 23 /Qfl\ HOUSTON OIL AND VP*y MINERALS AUSTRALIA INC. PETROLEUM GEOPHYSICIST Houston Oil Minerals Australia. Inc. is seeking an experienced and energetic geophysicist to take charge of all aspects of our geophysical activities. The appointee will provide innovative approaches to exploration and be a key figure in our small team of
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      Lock icon 'Embarrassed' Aussie Board reprimand Greg
      281 25 DECISION TO BOWL UNDERARM IS NOT TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL SITDNEY, Tues. Australia'a Cricket Board have reprimanded team captain Greg Chappell for allowing an "underarm" ball that has aused a sports uproar aid attracted record crowds for today's fourth match against Njw Zealand. Xhe Board, in reprimanding
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      Lock icon Boos turn into cheers with win
      391 25 SYDNEY, Tues A masterful innings by skipper I Gveg Chappell tonight clinched the Benson and I Hedges World Series Cup for Australia against I N#w Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With the underarm con- treversy still hanging above his head, Chappell turned boos
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      124 25 NEW ZEALAND Wright c Bordar b T Chsppell 57 Edgar run out 38 Bmrlft r Kent b Horn ■■am b G. ChappeU ID RtA» c Bordw b Lillef 15 Pwto c Marsh b Lille* 12 MeEwaa c Horn b Lille* 4 CIIMbPURK g •■saaotout 2 ■xtns 13 Ts«al (for
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      HOW IT ALL HAPPENED
      155 25 SYDNEY, Tm. IT ww tke last aver *f ttw day. P«*»*d ami toUei was Brian MeKeck■le, tke Hank Aanm, tke Sadahara Ok M New Zealaad cricket, tke Kiwi Pel*. Hlttta* a ate wai kreaktaat Hm4 far McKeehate aad mr kaew It bettor taaa Aassle captala Greg
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      Lock icon Richards out of team with sinus
      151 25 KINGSTOWN, Tues. Viv Richards, the West Indies' best batsman, is out of the one-day limited overs cricket international against England here tomorrow. Richards, who was top of the averages for the Test aeries In England last year, and also in Pakistan recently, cannot ptay
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      Lock icon Azad may be in Test side
      184 25 BALLARAT (Victoria), Tues. Young Indian batsman Kirti Azad may well have played himself into India's Third Test team with an unbeaten century on the first day of the two-day match against Victorian Country here today Azad has yet to play in a Test match
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      WICBC ban Clarke
      152 25 PORT-OF-SPAJN, Taea. West Indiaa fast bawler Sylvester Clarke has beea saspeaaW far three matches by the West ladles Cricket Baard af Caatrol fallowing a brick-tarowiag laeUeat during the reeeat tsar af Paldstaa. The aeetataa was made after the WICBC dlacipUiiary esmmlttee heard evidence tram Clarke aad other
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      64 25 Boycott KINGSTOWN. Tues. Eng laad opener Geoff Boycott gave the West Indies a timely reminder of his appetite for runs by scoring 85 not out in a six -wickets one-day cricket win against the Windward Islands here in St Vincent yesterday Scares: Windward Islands 1(3 (L John 58. 1
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      28 25 PERTH, Tuts. Laurie Potter. 18. tipped as a future Test player, will lead the Australian under- 19 cricket team in Pakistan later this month. AFP
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      Lock icon Mottram available for King's Cup
      303 25 LONDON. Tues. Britain's No. 1 tennis player Buster Mottram has recovered from illness and is available for the King's Cup home-leg of the play-off against holders Czechoslovakia at Huddersfield tomorrow night. Mottram, 25, withdrew from the indoor championship in Philadelphia last week and return home
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      Lock icon Argentina will miss Vilas for Davis Cup
      215 25 Argentina will miss Vilas for Davis Cup MAR DEL PLATA, Tues. Argentina will have to be without their top tennis player, Guillermo Vilas. for this year's Davis Cup Vilas, the world's No. 5 player, has still not forgotten the furore that marred last year's semifinal against Czechoslovakia which they lost,
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      Jacques in impressive 600m run
      279 26 By FAIRWAY I KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Jacques, a nonacceptor last week, displayed brilliant form on i the track here today when he reeled off 600 metres in 39.4 sec. > The going was soft and Cast work was done on the sand track. The Workboy
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      Penang Entries
      1042 26 PENANG, Tues. A total of 278 horses has been entered for the Sprint Trophy race meeting here on Feb \i and IS and Feb. 21 and 22 They are 72 in Class 1. 186 in Class 4 and 20 In Class 5. There will be eight races each
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      Top four juniors for Asian circuit
      384 26  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By FOUR top Singapore junior players two boys and two girls will compete in the inaugural Asian junior tennis circuit, from March 23-May 7. The four players are likely to be Victor Pereira and either Melvin Pereira or Liv Wai Yaw (boys)
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      Hill reaches U-23 plate quarter-final
      343 26 Hill reaches U-23 plate quarter-final By PATRICK BASTIANS SINGAPORE'S Peter Hill, 17, who was beaten i the first round of the recent British under-'2 squash championships in London, reached th quarter-finals of the plate event. In a letter to his parents, Hill said that he was pushed into the plate
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      Lock icon Sartika keen to coach
      85 26 PENANG, Tues. Penang Open badminton champion Dhanny SarOka, of Indonesia, has Indicated an Interest to turn coacn tor the Malaysian team if accepted by the country's association He said that despite attractive offers from the Taiwan Badminton Association and two Australian clubs, be preferred to coach
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      Electrolux hit Marco Polo for six
      287 27  -  f PATRICK BASTIANS By STARSTUDDED Electrolux, with Sweden-bound Zainal Abidin and Ahmad Sayuti in the line-up, whipped newcomers Marco Polo 6-0 in a Singapore Business Houses Div. Three football league match at Tanglin yesterday. With Fairer Park regulars. Hashim Hosni, Ahmad Sapiee and Rahim
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      Suriamurthi may have second chance
      347 27 Suriamurthi may have second chance SINGAPORE midfielder Rajagopal Suriamurthi, who was dropped from the team in the last two Malaysia Cup-ties, is likely to be given another chance on Tuesday night to regain his place in the Republic's soccer team, reports JOE DORAI. Suriamurthi will probably be given the chance
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      Looi back after excellent show on NZ circuit
      228 27  -  WILFRED YEO By THIS Chinese New Year celebrations will be especially happy for ace motor cycle rider Gerry Looi. Looi came back to Singapore last Friday after an excellent performance on the New Zealand circuit. He took part in three legs til
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      Zainal, Sayuti will play in Sweden
      311 27  -  JOE DORAI By FORMER Singapore midfielder Zainal Abidin and striker Ahmad Sayuti will have a chance to play professional soccer in Sweden. But whether they will make the grade will depend very much on the three-week trial they have been offered by Gais, Sweden's
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      Four overseas meets for SAAA
      148 27  - Four overseas meets for SAAA HAKIKAT RAJ !l FOUR overseas assignments are featured prominently in the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's track and field programme for this year. They are the Asian Track and Field Meet in Tokyo (June), the Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union Championships (July/August), the Commonwealth Games dry run
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      TODAY'S EVENT
      18 27 TODAY'S EVENT RUGBY SKI U*pe Dtv. 1: SAFRA v Chuckle* (FarmPark. 5.15), Police v Sembawaiig Tiger* (Police Acade-
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      Kowloon Cricket Club make amends
      205 27  -  R MANOR A J By I HONGKONG'S .Kowloon Cricket Club hockey team made amends for last Saturday's 7-2 drubbing by the Singapore Recreation Club with a 4-1 victory over the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padang yesterday morning. Harbans Dillon and Gerry Higginson were outstanding
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      SHA IN CONTACT WITH SHAHNAZ
      118 27 THE Mags aw Haefcey iMektateTCKMlv*4 a cable lr»m Shahaaa Skdkk that he wlli ratara trvai kararkl Iwifrin, reparta R. MANORAJ. SHA secretary M. Pirn la afeetasaßf Ate alaa replied te a Time*Skafcaaa's faUare to retarn M we w«re la Uaea wltk him all alaa*. We
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      Four face charges of violence in SBHFL matches
      229 27  - Four face charges of violence in SBHFL matches BERNARD PEREIRA By I FOUR players will appear before t.ie Singapore Business Houses Football League's Commission of Inquiry next Wednesday at the Malay Football Club (5.30 p.m.) to answer charges o.' misconduct. The players are Holiday Inn's Mohamed All Salleh. Mitsubishi 1
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    Mao's picture on rubbish heap
    76 28 A GIANT-SIZED pictarc of the late Chairman Ma* Zedong lie* lngl*ri*<uly futon •a a rabbis* heap mi a street in Guangdong on Monday a sure sign that the present Chinese Government is catting him down to sire in the eyes of the Chinese masses by
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    Lock icon MTR ban on roast pigs, long poles
    126 28 HONGKONG, Tues. It's bad news for persons carrying poles longer than two metres, roast pigs, lighted joss-ticks or blossom shrubs tomorrow, Chinese New Year's Eve. The Mass Transit Rail way, operator of Hongkong's subway system, announced today that trains will run all night
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    Lock icon Samad: My first plan is trip to Mecca
    333 28 Samad: My first plan is trip to Mecca KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Mr Samad Ismail, confessed communist and former managing editor of the New Straits Times, who was released last night after four-and-a-half years of detention, said that his immediate plan was to go to Mecca to perform the Ha). He
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    Lock icon Cold shoulder for King
    79 28 MADRID. Tun. Kins Juan Carlos I. seeking to test his political strength In the divided Basque country, was given a chilly reception by a handful of supporters when he arrived today in the regional capital of Vitoria Fewer than SO people turned out to greet the
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    Lock icon Kuriles 'forever Russian soil'
    130 28 MOSCOW, Tues. The Kurile Islands, four Soviet-occupied islands in the Pacific Ocean that are also claimed by Japan, "have forever become Russian soil," Pravda said today. The communist party newspaper said recent efforts by Japanese political leaders to regain control of the disputed islands have no
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    Lock icon Reagan on US military presence in Mid-East
    483 28 Reagan on US military presence in Mid-East WASHINGTON, Tuesday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan said yesterday that the United States should have a military presence in the Middle East to discourage any reckless moves by the Soviet Union. In a private talk on both domestic and foreign affairs with five American reporters
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    37 28 SALISBURY, Tuei. Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has been named "Man Of The Year" In a poll conducted by the BBC World Service of its listeners in Africa, it was announced here today. AP.
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    Son Sann to lead united front with Khmer Rouge?
    477 28 NON-COMMUNIST Kampuchean guerilla chief Son Sann today kept open the possibility of leading an antiVietnamese front in cooperation with the Khmer Rouge. Mr Son Sann's Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) confirmed in a statement that it had received proposals for
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    Lock icon Swan killer jailed
    68 28 BEIJING, Tuca. A young CTilnw worker who killed a white swan In a public park last December has been sentenced to three months detention, the Beijing Evening News reported today. The Haidian District Court here said today that worker 2iao Yongming had broken an article of the
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    32 28 NEW YORK. Tues. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks fell 0.77 points to 931.48 In the first half-hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATH
    22 28 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH PITBII OXNUZ passed »way peacefully on 1/2/81 at Trlvandrum. Inserted by brother Julius D-Crux. Block 101, 1740. Whimpoa Drive
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    Lock icon Malaysia names new envoy to Singapore
    145 28 Malaysia names new envoy to Singapore KUALA LUMPUR, Tan, Former Depaty H*me Affairs Minister aad Kedah Meatrl Beaar, Tan Sri Syed Ahmad fUMsnhiili has bee* appointed Malaysia's new High CimißliiUier to Singapore. He takes ever from Datnk Abdul Malek who has retired. Tan Sri Syed Ahmad, a Member «4 Partiameat,
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    Lock icon Ministerial homework
    56 28 JAKARTA, Tues. Information Minister Lt General All Murtopo. who has been ill for almost a half year, has started working at home where he received regional information officers yesterday. The minister returned from the United States last month after more than two months of medical treatment in which
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    Lock icon Killer floods
    37 28 MANILA, Tues. About 215 people have died and 22 more are missing in floods which have ravaged Mindanao following 47 days of continuous rain, Mr Antonio Tunas, a local government minister, said here today. Reuter
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    Lock icon Paper defies govt order
    59 28 JOHANNESBURG, Tues. A new black daily newspaper. The Sowetan, appeared on Monday in direct defiance of a government effort to silence publications espousing black rights "We will expose exploitation of our people," the first edition of the newspaper said. "We will expose social, political and economic
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    29 28 BEIRUT, Tues. Israeli commandos killed a Palestinian guerilla and wounded three others when they ambushed a jeep near this port city last night, local residents said. Reuter.
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      349 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's financial Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. The glitter of gold has become duller and duller, hitting goldbugs and speculators where it hurts most in their pockets. Quite unrelated are the groans of garment makers whose fortunes have been adversely affected by the strength of the Singapore dollar The Malaysian
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      119 28 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Fair and cloudy In the morning with thundery showers in severs! areas around midday onwards. TEMP. (C) np to I a.m. tomorrow: max., 23 mln. SUNSET today: 1M p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: CM a.m. GLOBAL weather AthMM 8/16C Clear Bahrala M/18C Hazy Bu|M 24/32C CWr IMrat
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        Winners of Most Meaningful New Year Greeting Contest
        417 1 Winners of Most Meaningful New Year Greeting Contest AS MOST judges would say: The response to our contest was overwhelming. So it was with the contest (or the Most Meaningful Chinese New Year Greeting. We received almost 900 entries from about 600 readers. But unfortunately, most of them were traditional
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        A feather in his cap
        475 1 Story: LIM LAY UNG Picture: NGHAI CHEfc WAH ROOSTERS, beware! For Mr Chan Tuck Chun, 44, has a machine that can pluck you clean. The "fowl feather removal machine" cost about $500 when it first hit the market. Now it costs between $600 and $700.
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        About the machine...
        141 1 THE machine is an enormous aluminium bin with a turn-table mechanism inside. The turn-table, operated by electricity, has springlike rubber coils which also stick out of the wall of the bin. Fowls are first slaugh- tered and dipped in boiling water to soften their skin to make
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        63 1 Serving ideas r r w Now that you've got all your cakes, btoruits and other goodies, how are you going to present them? Turn to Pag* 3 I An exercise in PR The recenUy held Maalla Event 'II, was a lavish exercise In PR says w reporter In Manila. Find
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        An exercise in PR
        1009 2 Manila Event '8 1 It was meant to be a briefing session to let movie moguls and entertainment writers know why Manila would be the ideal choice as Asia's film distribution centre. Instead, Manila Event '81 turned out to be a six-day feast of eating and
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      PICK of the DAY
      774 2 PICK of the DAY SBC 5 HAPPY DAYS (Ch 5, 7 p.m.) are here again. Ir. tonight's episode, titled A Shot In The Dark, Richie replaces Jefferson High School's injured basketball star and, despite the coach's instructions to the contrary, excitedly shoots the ball to make a winning basket. The
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        44 2 EXHIBITION of jewellery, by Stuart Devlin, at Juliana's, F-40, 1st Floor. Hilton Hotel. 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Last Day. SPRING PAIR, organised by Tiong Bahru constituency, nightly. Until Feb. 8, at former Great World Amusement Park. SPRING PAIR, at Bedok South Ave, 3. 6.30
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        44 2 p.m. 11 p.m. Until Feb. 15. EXHIBITION on China's Modern Curiosity, at the Singapore Conference Hall. Daily, from 10 a.m. 10 p.m. Until Feb 17. FILM SHOW, Aloise. at the RELC Auditorium, Orange Grove Rd, 9 p.m. Organised by Alliance Francaise and French Embassy.
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        154 2 Straits Times Crossword Hf bH bVM bH bVX ACBIMB (4-4) 1 Sttck-UD Dl»n' (7) 7 E lw n d brnb <** **•"«>• 5 t^n^ocuis go*, .o 14 He.v«ly prc^or puts North JJ*"" "i: lndul^ 25 Some hill bird' (9 1 24 See 6 26 Helping to make the kingdom a
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        763 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 3.00 PM Openint folowed by The Young 7.00 Happy Days A Shot In the Dark And The Restless 7.30 News (Malay) 3.25 Mandarin TV Theatre 7.50 Pusparama (Last In Series) 4.40 Diary Of Events (Malay) Charles < Last E P' sode > 4.45 The New
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        349 2 ».J» Tea Break S.N News in Brief S.M Music On The Move CM News in Brief and Public Announcements Uf Daily Digest IM Sunset Serenade IS Financial And Share Market Report IM News and Weather Forecast followed by Prog Summary 7. IS Sports Desk 1 M Light And Bright 1.«
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        Serving it up in style
        397 3 Today's the last day for you to add the finishing touches to your New Year preparations. Melon seed and peanuts have been bought, biscuits have been baked. ..but how are you going to serve it all up? CHEW YANG KIAK reports. THE proof of the
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        523 3  -  iLENN COLLINS By UNTIL the 20s. grandfather William was the madcap millionaire. He made the Tower family money in steel and utilities, and then it was gone, or most of it, in the depression. Now be was in a nursing home, making everincreasing demands on his 54-year-old son.
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        Rising costs of having a baby
        939 3 NEW YORK: Nothing is immune from inflation these days, not even having a child. The costs of prenatal care and normal delivery have risen dramatically. In Manhattan they now range from U552,250 (554,680) to US$5,OOO. A Caesarean delivery, which requires a much longer hospital
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